衅(xìn)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad. 釁

quarrel

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Character information

Pinyin
xìn
Meaning
quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
釁

Origin & structure

Where 衅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰血半

In this compound, the meaning comes from 血 (blood); 半 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

血xuè半bàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 衅 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 衅

Common words using 衅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tiǎo挑xìn衅
HSK 7-9

to provoke; provocation

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xún寻xìn衅

to pick a quarrel; to start a fight

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biān边xìn衅

clash on the frontier; border conflict

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guān观xìn衅sì伺xì隙

lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom)

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挑寻边观伺隙

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